Alexander Isak has issued an encouraging response to conflicting stories round his contract scenario and ongoing hyperlinks with Arsenal, insisting a whole lot of what has been reported within the media is “not true.”
Talking to Swedish outlet Fotbol Skanalen forward of upcoming video games in opposition to Martin Dubravka’s Slovakia and Azerbaijan within the Nations League, the striker insisted he’s solely centered on Newcastle United and refuses to pay a lot consideration to “rumours.”
“I’ve no ideas about anything” (apart from Newcastle) was his message as he backed the membership to have a “implausible season”, whereas each man and his canine frequently ideas Arsenal to make a transfer for the striker.
Requested about reported contract talks and solutions talks have stalled over an extension, Isak mentioned “a lot of what I learn isn’t true”, once more pouring chilly water on among the noise rising round his future on Tyneside.
Quizzed on hyperlinks to Arsenal, he mentioned: “All through my profession, I’ve by no means talked about or actually commented on the transfer rumours throughout the season. There have been many such years the place it has been talked about. It doesn’t have an effect on me.
“I’m commenting on my scenario in Newcastle, and I’ve by no means had any downside there. I’m totally centered on my job there and that we’ll have a implausible season. There are nonetheless nice alternatives for that. I’ve no ideas about anything.”
Isak then responded to claims suggesting his representatives are rising annoyed with Newcastle after contract talks. Requested immediately about this, he added: “The one factor I can say is that a whole lot of data and rumours usually come out. A lot of what I learn isn’t true. In order that’s about all I can say about the entire thing.”
There’ll come a day the place Newcastle will wrestle to maintain a maintain of Isak if we he continues to attain targets for enjoyable – he has 4 in his final 4 – and we fail to qualify for the Champions League, however the man himself appears pleased on Tyneside, centered on Newcastle and desirous to ignore all of the noise round a possible transfer; lengthy might that proceed.